Could Two Rivals Fly the Bombardier CSeries Regional Jets?

In the span of two days Frontier’s new owner Republic has expressed a direct interest in the CSeries while United has reportedly invited Bombardier and Embraer to chat about its potential narrowbody order next year according to the Airline Business Blog. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

AirTran to Establish a Second Hub in Milwaukee

AirTran Airways says it will establish a secondary hub in Milwaukee, in addition to its main hub in Atlanta. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Midwest Airlines Further Expands Codeshare Program with Frontier Airlines

Midwest Airlines said today that it is further expanding its codeshare program with Frontier Airlines to include Kansas City service and connecting itineraries. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Continental and United Airlines Propose to Tap In To Growing Global Market

Continental Airlines and United Airlines today filed an application with the U.S. Department of Transportation for antitrust immunity to enable them to create a more efficient and comprehensive trans-Pacific network along with Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA). Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Republic Airways Considering Bombardier Regional Jets for Frontier Airlines fleet

Republic Airways Holdings Inc. is considering replacing some of the Airbus jets flown by its Frontier Airlines subsidiary with Bombardier CSeries planes now under development in Canada, according to a Canadian news report. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

IATA: International Passenger Traffic Improving

International air travel improved in October, led by gains in economy class, according to a Monday report by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Southwest Adds 41 Additional Roundtrip Flights to 2010 Summer Schedule

Southwest Airlines said Wednesday that it is adding 65 roundtrip flights to its summer schedule next year according to the USA Today. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

US Airways Takes Airbus Delivery

Guggenheim Aviation Partners has leased its third new Airbus A330-200 aircraft to US Airways Group Inc. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

Southwest Reports Higher Traffic

Southwest Airlines reported that its November traffic has jumped 11.7% over the same month last year. Load factor, or the percentage of available seats filled with passengers, in September rose to 76.5% from 63.2% in the prior-year period. Southwest said paying customers flew 5.88 billion miles last month, up from 5.26 billion in November 2008. [...]

ExpressJet traffic rose 13 percent in November

The parent of ExpressJet Airlines, which operates regional flights as Continental Express, said Friday that traffic rose 13 percent in November from a year earlier. Did you like this? Share it:Tweet

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